In the first half of 2023, the scale of poverty alleviation population working in border areas reached 32.59 million. | Press Conference | Population
CCTV News: On July 21st, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held a press conference to introduce the progress of human resources and social security work in the first half of 2023. The reporter learned from the press conference that China has strengthened its employment priority policy and made every effort to promote development and benefit people's livelihoods. In the first half of the year, 6.78 million new urban jobs were added, achieving 57% of the annual target. In June, the national urban survey unemployment rate was 5.2%.
In the first half of the year, we optimized and adjusted policies and measures to stabilize employment, continued to implement one-time job expansion subsidies, and encouraged enterprises to actively absorb employment. From January to June, employment subsidy funds amounted to 52.8 billion yuan, and the phased reduction of unemployment and work-related injury insurance rates reduced costs for enterprises by more than 86 billion yuan. The unemployment insurance fund stabilized job expenses by 17.6 billion yuan.
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In terms of fully promoting the employment of college graduates and other young people, we have implemented the 2023 Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Promotion Plan, the Employment and Entrepreneurship Policy Promotion Week, and the Recruitment Plan for Million Internship Positions. As of the end of June, a total of 683000 internship positions were recruited and 519000 interns were organized. The organization will implement the "Three Supports and One Assistance" plan for 2023, with the central government supporting the recruitment of 34000 college graduates, with recruitment quotas tilted towards poverty-stricken areas, ethnic border areas, and key counties for rural revitalization assistance.
In promoting stable employment for poverty-stricken populations, we will expand channels such as organized labor export, employment assistance workshops, absorption of work for relief projects, promotion of entrepreneurship in hometowns, and placement of public welfare positions. As of the end of June, the number of poverty alleviation workers was 32.59 million.
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In addition, we will strengthen vocational skills training and improve the level of employment services. From January to June, 1.04 million people were employed by 47000 key enterprises. Carry out human resources service institutions to stabilize employment and promote employment. As of early July, over 9300 household units have provided 480000 job opportunities.